Thursday, February 26, 2004
Boston and San Francisco are trying to attract Virgin Atlantic airlines. According to The New York Times:
"On a recent visit to San Francisco, the Virgin team was attended by drag queens, a Judy Garland impersonator and a tall, blond surfer dressed in Virgin-red trunks...Boston has tried to cultivate a sassier image. It sent live lobsters with a Virgin luggage tag to executives, organised a team of youngsters to serenade them with an old Boston Song 'Dirty water', with tweaked lyrics, such as 'I love our new location Oh, Boston you're Virgin's home (oh yeah)'".
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Trying to land Virgin Airlines
